Improved brick-kiln



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Letters Patent No. 92,702, dated July 20, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making pan. of thesame.

To all whom it may concern y Be it known that I, .W V. Gnou., of thecityof Monmouth, county of Warren, and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and'usefnl Improvements in Brick-Kilos; and- I do herebydeclarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to t-heA accompanying drawings, making aportion of this specification, in which- Figure .1 is a vertical lateralsectional view of the kiln, with the doors at each end open.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view, with one door openand one closed.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

vThe nature of this improvement relates to brickkilns; and

The invention consists in a kiln constructed of brick or metal, withparallel sides, and doors forming the vends, and with an arched orpointed root' containing fines and dampers, andthe sides provided alsowith ilues and damper-s, as herein described.

A track is laid longitudinally through the kiln, on which a car, withbottoinas described, and containing the brick, may be run' in or out ofthe kiln at pleasure, the invention also consisting in the manner ofconstructing and arranging said 4bottom to prevent it burning out, Ste.

lo enable `others to understand the construction and operation of myinvention, I will proceedto describe it with reference to the drawings.

A represents the sides of the kiln, which may be constructed of brick ormetal, or their equivalent.

A represents the root', joining the two sides A A, and provided withchimneys P, in which may be placed dampers It;

N represents pilasters or posts, set against the sides of the walls A,and joined at the top by the rod o, and used for strengthening the wallsA.

S represents holes in the roof, with isinglass T in them, through whichthe progress ofthe burning, &c.,'

may be examined.

B B represent doors enclosing the ends of the kiln.

The doors B' B are provided with small door f, which may be opened, whenthe kiln is first tired, to llet oi' the steam-generated from the greenbrick.

The holes g g are for the same purpose.

M represents ties or sleepers, 'ouwhich an ordinary cartrack, K, islaid7 extending through the kiln, and out at'each end, any desireddistance. A

represents the wheels, and H the axle of the car, on Awhich rests the,metallic plate D, curved up at the sides, as shown at lig. 1.

Immediately over the plate D is another plate, C, held at a shortdistance from the plate D by the blocks F, and extending out at theedges or sides alittle further than 'the under plate D.

a represents openings in the wall A, for admitting cold 'air between theplates C and D.

X represents a round bar, carried on the levers V, which are pivoted ata, and by lowering which, at their outer end, the rod a: may be raisedand close the space between theplate G and wall A, and prevent cindersor hot'ashes fromV dropping under the car or between the* plates C andD.

The lever V may be secured in the notches W W in the walls A.

Z represents openings in the walls A, directly oppo v site each other inthe two walls, and about the same distance apart as ordinary arches in abrick-kiln. rIhe -operationof thisinvention is as followsz,

The car beingjdrawn out of the kiln, the up er plate C is covered withdirt to a level with their highest point at the edge or side. v

The brick to be burned are. then placed or built thereon, as in-ordinary kilns, with the ues exactly corresponding with the-openings Zin the wall A.

lhe car is then run into the kiln, the doors B" B' closed, and theleversV raised, and fire inserted through the openings Z, the steamallowed to escape through the door f and holes g, and the plate C keptcool by the dirt above it and the cold air circulating below it.

Hinged doors may be placed over the openings Z, for regulating the heatat different places, and the dempers R may be used for the sainepurpose.

b represents ledges running along the walls A, to catch. any dirt or ire-that may pass the bar X, and carry it out of the openings a.' f

When the brick are burned, the capstan Y and `chain h may be used indrawing tbe car out, and, when out, another car may be ready, and run inafter it.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The car I, when formed ofthe two plates C and D, with cold-air spacebetween them, in combination with openings a, ledges b, levers V, androds X, all constructed and arranged as and for the purpose herein setforth.

' Signed at Galesburg, Illinois, this 16th day of January, 1869.

W. V. GECIL.

Witnesses: J. B.'HARsH,

PLATT It. RICHARDS.

